During the dry season, which often occupies seven months in the year, from November to May, the highest maximum and the lowest minimum temperatures are recorded; the range being from 41° (lowest minimum, March 1909) to 105° (highest maximum, March 1909 and April 1911). The rainfall, of which official records are kept at Bathurst, varies considerably, as the following extract will serve to show:
| 1901 | 45·31 | inches | 1910 | 44·00 | inches |
| 1902 | 29·42 | „ | 1911 | 28·14 | „ |
| 1903 | 57·13 | „ | 1912 | 33·99 | „ |
| 1904 | 38·02 | „ | 1913 | 23·68 | „ |
| 1905 | 66·07 | „ | 1914 | 48·91 | „ |
| 1906 | 64·36 | „ | 1915 | 47·64 | „ |
| 1907 | 34·00 | „ | 1916 | 38·02 | „ |
| 1908 | 43·54 | „ | 1917 | 37·68 | „ |
| 1909 | 56·59 | „ | 1918 | 54·03 | „ |
Soil.—The soil generally is of a light sandy nature, becoming stiffer as the undulating regions of the upper river are approached. The low countries are subject to flood in the rainy season, and are only favourable for rice cultivation.
JOLAH WITH NATIVE HAND-PLOUGH, BULLELAI, FOGNI.
Fig. 1, [p. 3.]
CANARY ISLAND PLOUGH, AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, ABUKO.
Fig. 2, [p. 3.]
